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Ashley Gray
When Ashley Gray was selected in 2016 to be the new principal of Peacham Elementary School, officials from the Caledonia Central Supervisory Union knew they were fortunate to have found such a strong candidate. 鈥淢s. Gray possesses strong leadership skills and a desire to work with the community,鈥濃
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Financial aid begins with FAFSA
Financial aid season opened this month and filing your applications now will put you in the driver鈥檚 seat when planning for your education and training after high school. Once you file your FAFSA and Vermont State Grant applications, you鈥檒l know what free financial aid you can expect. Financially鈥
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Gail Trede
When Gail Trede started her college path she was in her mid-50s. It started because she had earned the opportunity to take an online class at no cost through volunteer work. But she was reluctant. She didn鈥檛 think she was smart enough. Her confidence was so low, someone else had to actually sign her鈥
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Fexhrije Ilazi
Fexhrije Ilazi had two years left of college when she was forced to end her pursuit of a degree. She was living in Kosovo and the war there left both her homeland and her dreams in smoldering ruins. Fexhrije eventually moved to the United States as a refugee with two little children. She didn鈥檛鈥
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Dennis Van Nostrand
Dennis Van Nostrand has two dreams: To be a cross-country tractor-trailer truck driver and to be an actor. On the first one he鈥檚 close to his destination. Dennis currently has a class B commercial driver鈥檚 license and works for Thomas Dairy in Rutland. He loves his job, but he鈥檚 been spending his鈥
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Jeremy MacKenzie
Jeremy MacKenzie鈥檚 higher education journey is the stuff movies are made of. It starts when Jeremy is incarcerated and ends, at least for now, with a George Lucas scholarship to get his graduate degree in film studies. And, without the 深夜福利, this tale may never have鈥
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Diane Willson
The degree Diane Willson is now pursuing wasn鈥檛 available when she first looked at colleges as a senior in high school. She counts the options she had back then on one hand. 鈥淭he choices in my generation were: to be a nurse, a teacher, a secretary, or go to college to find your guy, who will then鈥
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